1/72 scale.....Scratch building the Hospital, Rorke's Drift, circa 23rd January 1879.
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scottie3158
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Ron,
That is a cracking build Sir, the thatch looks excellent indeed I have added that to the memory banks for future use. Happy New Year to you and yours.
That is a cracking build Sir, the thatch looks excellent indeed I have added that to the memory banks for future use. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Outstanding work matey , and grovelling apologies as Ive only just seen this superb bit of scratching.As always a masterclass in making realistic buildings (for nowt too!) and your build threads are always a thoroughly entertaining read , full of banter ,lunacy and occasional mention of Tunnocks. A very happy new year to you and your lovely wife ,Im off to bed now with a gin and tonic and a bumper bag of sherbert flying saucers ,cheers!
yours sincerely Charlie Peace
yours sincerely Charlie Peace
Careful Ron, Graeme may be on to something. 453 did mention he was moving closer to the stage. The clever codger is covering his move feigning greater interest.
Lovely thatching at any rate! Happy New Year Ron to you and yours. Cheers, Rick H.
Lovely thatching at any rate! Happy New Year Ron to you and yours. Cheers, Rick H.
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Thanks all.
A very belated Season's Greetings to you too chaps.
Graeme - I'll either use a gas hob clicker lighter or paint it. I'll have a play first. - Away from the model.....
Mucker - is "A bumper bag of sherbert flying saucers" some kind of rude code?!
Yours,
Eccles C. Tunnock
A bit more progress.
The thatching is finally finished. Mind numbing process. How people have the patience to knit I'll never know!
Next up I will scorch the stuff and then start adding plenty of charred timbers and rubble etc.
Cheers all.
Ron
A very belated Season's Greetings to you too chaps.
Graeme - I'll either use a gas hob clicker lighter or paint it. I'll have a play first. - Away from the model.....
Mucker - is "A bumper bag of sherbert flying saucers" some kind of rude code?!
Yours,
Eccles C. Tunnock
A bit more progress.
The thatching is finally finished. Mind numbing process. How people have the patience to knit I'll never know!
Next up I will scorch the stuff and then start adding plenty of charred timbers and rubble etc.
Cheers all.
Ron
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The missus is a fanatcal knitter. The thing about knitting is she is able to do it at any time, any place. Pick it up, put it down.
Thatch looks great. Interesting to see how you are going to "scorch" it.
Jim
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I remember my mum, nattering away on the phone, watching coronation street and knitting at the same time without even looking! Probably why my jumper had three arms and no head hole
Looking smashing Ron, please keep this away from 453!
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Hi Ron outstanding work, love all the roof work
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Can't believe you've never heard of flying saucer sherbets! Tut tut! What did they teach you at whatever junior school you went to?
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I've just come in from having fun in the garden. I'm trying to get a sort of smouldering, next day look after an intense but short lived conflagration in the middle of the building. Only one way to do it........
ARG NO! Zulu Chief 453 has snookted past my defensive perimeter and torched my model!
After I put out the fire.
I figured some of the clay brick walls would have burst and collapsed with the heat. I still need more scorching but I'll use paint. I will also need more burnt Junk/thatch and clay bricks scattered about and a flattened, burnt hand rail.
All good fun and something new to me anyway.
Cheers.
Ron
ARG NO! Zulu Chief 453 has snookted past my defensive perimeter and torched my model!
After I put out the fire.
I figured some of the clay brick walls would have burst and collapsed with the heat. I still need more scorching but I'll use paint. I will also need more burnt Junk/thatch and clay bricks scattered about and a flattened, burnt hand rail.
All good fun and something new to me anyway.
Cheers.
Ron
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Ron,
That's a great result just as well you didn't let Mr race near it you would only have had the outer walls left
That's a great result just as well you didn't let Mr race near it you would only have had the outer walls left
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Thanks Paul.
I still reckon it was 'Pyro' 453 wot started the blaze!
I still reckon it was 'Pyro' 453 wot started the blaze!
570 ,a slur if there ever was blaming me for a fire what ever next.
If I may make a suggestion when firing a building you may find it is advisable to wet any area before hand that you don't want burnt to a cinder . By varying the amount of water from a soaking to a mere wet brush dragged over a joist a realistic line of fire damage can be obtained.
My book .
Pyrotechnics For The Elderly.
Has several chapter dealing with this common problem.
Available from all cheap under the counter and in a brown bag bookshops .
Or by Post from :
Stalingrad Pyrotechnics
Burtnisky Precinct.
Stalingrad
Russian Federation .
862 Rubles plus shipping.
Ivor Ripyuooff
If I may make a suggestion when firing a building you may find it is advisable to wet any area before hand that you don't want burnt to a cinder . By varying the amount of water from a soaking to a mere wet brush dragged over a joist a realistic line of fire damage can be obtained.
My book .
Pyrotechnics For The Elderly.
Has several chapter dealing with this common problem.
Available from all cheap under the counter and in a brown bag bookshops .
Or by Post from :
Stalingrad Pyrotechnics
Burtnisky Precinct.
Stalingrad
Russian Federation .
862 Rubles plus shipping.
Ivor Ripyuooff
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453 - I already have a copy of your book. Well I did have!
I found it most useful for starting my own fires. The rest of the pages made a perfect base for my compost heap!
Regarding your excellent suggested method for reducing fire damage, I reasoned that all the timbers would be tinder dry and kind of go up WHOOSH like.
Once the embers have cooled down I will enter the ruin and assess what I need to do to finish the job of.
Your Servant.
Ivor 570 Burnitdoun Goodski
I found it most useful for starting my own fires. The rest of the pages made a perfect base for my compost heap!
Regarding your excellent suggested method for reducing fire damage, I reasoned that all the timbers would be tinder dry and kind of go up WHOOSH like.
Once the embers have cooled down I will enter the ruin and assess what I need to do to finish the job of.
Your Servant.
Ivor 570 Burnitdoun Goodski
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Hi Ron
Can't decide what is best here. The building or the banter. Both most entertaining.
Jim
Can't decide what is best here. The building or the banter. Both most entertaining.
Jim
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Thanks boys.
I suspect Ivor Matchinanski was being polite when he posted his practical way of reducing the amount of fire damage. Perhaps he really meant to write "You've burnt too much away you prat!"
On my entering the cooled down building I realised if that was what he was thinking, he was quite right (Something I suspected after the Fire Brigade had left my front garden!)
To try and salvage the building, I've reinstated the middle wall and replaced a few bits n' bobs. Done some scorching on the surviving thatch and added tons of burnt and charred rubble and thatch.
I realise the pictures are getting somewhat repetitive, but they are different - Honest!
Here is my final effort regarding the fire damage.
My thanks to Comrade Ivor 453, for politely providing a tip to prevent any further ballsupskis.
Next I'll make a 'proper' base and add some post battle debris. I promise no fire damaged roof pictures.
Onward and upwards!
Ron
I suspect Ivor Matchinanski was being polite when he posted his practical way of reducing the amount of fire damage. Perhaps he really meant to write "You've burnt too much away you prat!"
On my entering the cooled down building I realised if that was what he was thinking, he was quite right (Something I suspected after the Fire Brigade had left my front garden!)
To try and salvage the building, I've reinstated the middle wall and replaced a few bits n' bobs. Done some scorching on the surviving thatch and added tons of burnt and charred rubble and thatch.
I realise the pictures are getting somewhat repetitive, but they are different - Honest!
Here is my final effort regarding the fire damage.
My thanks to Comrade Ivor 453, for politely providing a tip to prevent any further ballsupskis.
Next I'll make a 'proper' base and add some post battle debris. I promise no fire damaged roof pictures.
Onward and upwards!
Ron
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Hi Ron,
That is very convincing nicely done.
That is very convincing nicely done.